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St Mary's Church

📷 Ruth Riddle · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsFungi
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

51.79609, -2.07501

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
  • 🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Chaffinch +68 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Chaffinch +68 more · last seen 2026

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Polycephalomyces tomentosus, Snowy Inkcap, Psathyrella leucotephra +1 more · last seen 2024; Fungi — Polycephalomyces tomentosus, Snowy Inkcap, Psathyrella leucotephra +1 more · last seen 2024

Varies

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Dark Bush-cricket, Magdalis cerasi, Box Bug · last seen 2024; Insects — Dark Bush-cricket, Magdalis cerasi, Box Bug · last seen 2024

Free

Heritage

Religious grounds — local heritage

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

5 signed routes nearby · 12 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Gloucestershire WayWalking route161 km
Named routeLength 161 kmRegional walking route
Macmillan WayWalking route290 km
Named routeRef MWALength 290 kmListed length 461Regional walking route
Cotswold WayWalking route164 km
Named routeRef CWLength 164 kmNational walking route
Wysis WayWalking route88.5 km

Long distance footpath forming a link between the Thames and the Wye

Named routeRef WYSLength 88.5 kmRegional walking route
Gustav Holst Way (Cranham Church to Crickley Hill)Walking route5.7 km
Named routeLength 5.7 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National BywayCycling route
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Cotswold CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef CCRegional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

The Church of St Mary the Virgin at Syde 1998

📷 Ruth Riddle · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

The Church of St Mary the Virgin at Syde 1998

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Miserden EstateUrban park2.2 km→✦COWLEY MANORHistoric site3.9 km→✦MISERDEN PARKHistoric site1.8 km→✦Brimpsfield CastleHistoric site2.1 km→✦Manless Town medieval settlement and the buried remains of a Roman campHistoric site2.2 km→✦Long barrow, 575m north-west of Lypiatt FarmHistoric site2.7 km→

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